Local Obituaries
Blondean Bennett
Dec 5, 2023
Blondean Pressley Bennett, age 86, of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Born on July 4, 1937, in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Wade Sanford Pressley and Mamie Louise Presley Pressley. Mrs. Bennett was a machine operator at Coats and Clark for 15 years before becoming a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, singing, reading, grocery shopping,...
Nelson Sellers
Nov 28, 2023
Nelson Sellers, Sr., age 88, of Cleveland, formerly of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Born on July 24, 1935, in Banks County, he was the son of the late George Lawrence Sellers and Otis Cash Sellers. Mr. Sellers served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force for eight years and went on to retire from the...
Judy Owenby
Nov 28, 2023
Judy Elaine LaCount Owenby, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Born on May 24, 1948, in Clarkesville, she was a daughter of the late George McGee LaCount and Rachel Clark LaCount. Over the years, Mrs. Owenby worked at Habersham Mills and American Woodmark. She was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church, who enjoyed...
James Bass
Nov 21, 2023
James “Jim” Bass, Jr., age 65, of Alto, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Born on August 6, 1958, in Barnesville, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Franklin Bass, Sr. Mr. Bass retired as an assistant mechanic with Delta Airlines and worked at O’Reilly Auto Parts. He was passionate about classic cars and enjoyed camping. Jim...
Beverly Jarrell
Nov 20, 2023
Beverly McCallister Jarrell, age 64, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023. Born on July 25, 1959, in Demorest, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Lewis McCallister and Leona Shirley Littleton McCallister. Mrs. Jarrell worked at Orbit Industries for many years. She was a well-known baker at Leaf Grocery and the Leaf family was dear to...
William Wood
Nov 19, 2023
William Franklin “Bill” Wood, age 88, of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Born in Ila, Georgia on June 28, 1935, he was a son of the late Dewey Wood and Julia Davis Wood. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Lamar & Dorothy Wood of Alto. Private services will be held. An online guest register is available and...
Louie Mcconnell
Nov 13, 2023
Louie Banks McConnell, age 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023. Born on November 30, 1938, in Demorest, he was a son of the late Paul and Emma Cash McConnell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Paul McConnell, Jr. and Frank McConnell; and sisters, Willie Mae McConnell and Betty Jean...
Burton Cox
Nov 11, 2023
Burton Lyle Cox, age 90, of Clarkesville, Georgia, formerly of Spring Arbor, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Born on November 22, 1932, in South Haven, Michigan, he was the son of the late Rev. Raymond Byron and Edyth Johnston Cox. Mr. Cox was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served his country....
Hazel Allen
Nov 10, 2023
Hazel Louise Allen, age 94, of Demorest, Georgia, formerly of Belmont, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2023. Born on October 20, 1929, in Demorest, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Rona Spencer Allen. Ms. Allen worked in the textile industry for many years and was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Belmont, North...
Erford Harrison
Nov 6, 2023
Erford A. Harrison, age 90, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023. Born on June 21, 1933, in Cornelia, he was a son of the late Rubush Harrison and Julia Crocker Harrison Watkins. Mr. Harrison began serving his country in the U.S. Merchant Marines where he was able to travel the world, then he was drafted into the...
Alice Savage
Nov 2, 2023
Alice “Pat” Murphy Savage, age 92, of Cornelia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 02, 2023. Born on September 04, 1931, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Grover William Murphy and Susie Garrison Murphy. Mrs. Savage was a 1950 graduate of Baldwin High School, and retired as an Assistant Food Service Technician with...
Clara Petrie
Oct 30, 2023
Clara Lee Loudermilk Beck Petrie, age 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023. Born on December 5, 1934, in Mt. Airy, she was a daughter of the late Samuel O’Neal “Doc” Loudermilk and Ruby Hill Loudermilk. Mrs. Petrie retired from Ethicon after 25 plus years of service. She also worked at Carwood Manufacturing for a number...
Sherry Lomax
Oct 27, 2023
Sherry Jeneanne Lomax, age 69, of Alto, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023. Born on May 8, 1954, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Votaw Hancock and Beverly Jean Ulrey. Mrs. Lomax retired from Rheem as a manager. She enjoyed a good cup of coffee and had a love of animals, especially cats, and...
Jack Davidson
Oct 25, 2023
Jack William Davidson, age 83, of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Born on September 6, 1940, in Alto, he was the son of the late William Gratt “Bill” Davidson and Mary Elizabeth Wiley Davidson. Jack worked at Barko Hydraulics and retired as a salesman from Pioneer Caterpillar where he always strived to make his customers happy. He...
Verena Ausburn
Oct 24, 2023
Verena Brown Ausburn, age 82, of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Born on January 22, 1941, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Anderson Robert Brown and Alice Hortense Murphy Brown. Mrs. Ausburn worked at Habersham Medical Center and Magnolia Hills for a number of years. She loved flowers, raising cattle, and discussing the Bible....
Jacob Lee Armour
Oct 22, 2023
Jacob Lee Armour, age 77, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Born on April 26, 1946, in Alto, he was a son of the late Taft Armour and Leler Bell Dodd Armour. Jacob was known by many as a hard-worker, who owned and operated Jacob Armour Logging for 60 years. Most of all, however, he will be...
Alma Chapman
Oct 22, 2023
Alma Diane Chapman, age 76, of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Born on November 10, 1946, in Gastonia, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late J.C. Tench and Fannie Elrod Tench. Over the years, Mrs. Chapman was employed as a nurse’s aide with Chenocetah Assisted Living, Habersham Home, and Glen Ella Springs. She was of...
Nancy Dodd
Oct 19, 2023
Nancy Jane Tench Dodd, age 63, of Alto, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Ms. Dodd was born on March 29, 1960, in Alto. She recently retired from Regions Bank as Branch Manager in Clarkesville, and was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church. Nancy was an avid reader and enjoyed nature. She especially loved feeding the squirrels every...
Anna Alexander
Oct 14, 2023
Anna VAN HORN Alexander died peacefully at home on October 14, 2023. Anna was born some 93 years ago, was raised on the Van Horn family farm in Habersham County, Georgia, the youngest of ten children born to Emory and Ora Grier Van Horn, and is the last of the family to die. Anna graduated from Baldwin High School and...
Gene Martin
Oct 14, 2023
Gene Wallace Martin, age 68, of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Born on October 5, 1955, in Toccoa, he was a son of the late Marvin J. Martin, Jr. and Lilly Bernice Wilburn Martin. Mr. Martin worked most of his life as the owner and operator of Martin Logging. He was an avid outdoorsman that enjoyed deer...
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